What employers should know about key developments this week:
• Two Federal Agencies Target DEI: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is urging its employees to file whistleblower complaints and report diversity, equity, and...more
6/10/2026
/ Appellate Courts ,
California ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
National Federation of Independent Business v Department of Labor and OSHA ,
Opinion Letter ,
Popular ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Whistleblowers
What employers should know about key developments this week:
• EEOC Proposes Eliminating EEO-1 Reports: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is proposing the complete elimination of EEO-1 reports (which...more
In the More Than 20 Federal and State Employment Trials She Handled, Only $1 Was Awarded to the Other Side. Meet Jessica Giambrone Palmese.
Most employment disputes never see the inside of a courtroom. But when they do, the...more
5/22/2026
/ Business Litigation ,
Defense Strategies ,
Depositions ,
Discovery ,
Discovery Disputes ,
Employment Litigation ,
Evidence ,
Jury Trial ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Risk Management ,
Trial Preparation
What employers should know about key developments this week:
• Arbitration Agreement Drafting Pitfalls: Vague or imprecise language regarding discovery, confidentiality, neutrality, and mutuality can hand employees a...more
What employers should know about key developments this week:
• DOL Proposes Joint Employer Rule: The Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a rule reinstating the economic realities test for joint employer liability under...more
What employers should know about key developments this week:
• NLRB Nomination Signals Shifting Board Majority: The nomination of James Macy—packaged with the renomination of Democratic Member David Prouty—could give the...more
What employers should know about key developments this week:
• DOL Proposes Opening 401(k) Investments: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a rule establishing a process-based safe harbor for fiduciaries under the...more
What employers should know about key developments this week:
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Conversations Are Not Privileged: In United States v. Heppner, a federal judge found that conversations with an AI tool are not...more
4/8/2026
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Job Ads ,
Popular ,
Privileged Communication ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State Bans ,
State Labor Laws
What employers should know about key developments this week:
• National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Sets New Enforcement Priorities: NLRB General Counsel Crystal Carey directed regional offices to prioritize the resolution...more
What employers should know about key developments this week:
• NLRB Reinstates 2020 Joint Employer Rule: Under the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) rule, a company is a joint employer only if it exercises...more
This week, we examine significant regulatory shifts affecting employers in New York City, California, and Pennsylvania, as aggressive local enforcement strategies and expanding interpretations of background check laws cause...more
Visits from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can have negative effects on employee morale and retention, especially if a business is unprepared. Plan for ICE investigations before they happen. Learn more in this...more
When ADA Compliance Feels Daunting, Dov Lutzker Offers a Clear Path Forward
Navigating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) can feel overwhelming for employers, especially in a post-pandemic world where remote work and...more
This week, we examine the coordinated efforts by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to target diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...more
This week, we discuss the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) new compliance tools, its proposed pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) transparency regulation, and updated enforcement priorities from the DOL’s Employee Benefits Security...more
This week, we’re covering new “Stay or Pay” bans in California and New York, developing immigration news for employers, and the EEOC’s streamlined path for faster policy changes.
California and New York Target “Stay or Pay”...more
This week, we examine the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) recent opinion letters clarifying critical Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) compliance standards, alongside the growing...more
This week, we explore the top legal trends shaping the workplace in 2026.
As we enter 2026, employers face a rapidly evolving legal landscape. In this episode of Employment Law This Week®, Epstein Becker Green attorneys...more
This week, we discuss the most significant employment law developments of 2025, from non-competes to artificial intelligence (AI) governance.
2025 reshaped the employment law landscape, bringing sweeping changes at both the...more
This week, we discuss the pivotal shifts in non-compete regulation in 2025, from the new administration’s impact on federal enforcement to significant state-specific legislative updates.
2025 Non-Compete Year in Review
The...more
Meet Jill Bigler, a dynamic employment attorney who blends litigation experience with practical insights to guide clients through complex workplace challenges.
In this one-on-one interview, Jill joins fellow Epstein Becker...more
This week, we’re covering new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on reporting tips and overtime, a widened circuit split on National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) authority, and a delayed Senate Health, Education, Labor,...more
11/26/2025
/ Appeals ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
HELP ,
IRS ,
New Guidance ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Senate Committees ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Wage and Hour
This week, we discuss how the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) new leadership is reshaping workplace policies and enforcement priorities.
The EEOC, now under the leadership of Chair Andrea Lucas and with...more
This week, we examine what employers should anticipate as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)—which currently has only one active member, a Democrat, and four vacancies—moves closer to regaining a quorum and resuming...more
This week, we’re covering the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) launch of Project Firewall to enforce H-1B visa compliance and new guidance on stand-alone fertility benefits, as well as a federal court ruling voiding gender...more
11/5/2025
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fertility Treatments ,
Foreign Workers ,
Gender Identity ,
H-1B ,
Health Insurance ,
New Guidance ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Sex Discrimination